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The Sign for Love (Ekh Mesamnim Ahava) Elad was born deaf to a hearing family. After his mother’s tragic death and the breakdown of his family, he makes the most important decision of his life: to become a father.
The Holy Closet (Aron HaKodesh) 7 stories of LGBTQ people who chose to remain religious Jews and to build their lives, relationships, families, and everyday activities according to the Jewish religion.
Unforgivable (Imperdonable) A ruthless hitman for the 18th Street gang deals with his sexuality inside an evangelical Salvadoran prison, where he is not just guilty of crimes, but of an unforgivable sin under God and gang: being gay
Kenya: The Struggle for Justice After witnessing the murder of her friend, Kenya, a transgender sex worker, embarks on a journey of struggle and the pursuit of justice.
Flee (with Audio Description) Amin had an extraordinary child refugee journey from Afghanistan. He is facing a painful secret he kept hidden for 20 years, threatening to derail his life and his soon-to-be husband
Bambi, a French Woman From birth in Algiers, Marie-Pierre wanted to wear dresses, rejecting her given name, Jean-Pierre. At 17, discovering a drag show changed her life. Becoming Bambi, she became a cabaret legend in 50s and 60s Paris.
Dear Fredy Dear Fredy explores Fredy Hirsch's life, a brave Jewish gay man who created a daycare in Auschwitz, bringing brief joy to children amidst terror. His enduring spirit faced immense persecution and planned a failed uprising, marking a significant chapter in gay history
It’s Always Been Me A touching and timely story about two young people who don't identify with the gender they were assigned at birth, and about the importance of an understanding family when making choices that will change the rest of your life
Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam In the '60s, hippies ignited a sexual revolution. In 2020, Seyran Ateş, a Turkish-German feminist imam, faces fatwas and bullets for sparking a similar change in Islam. Her global journey fights extremism, fostering peace and love within the faith. Join her revolution!
God’s Fool A biography of the author Scott Symons.
Marry Me However The film explores the lives Orthodox-Jewish LGBT members who willingly choose to marry heterosexuals and raise a heteronormative family, obeying the rules of their societies while denying their own identities
Flee Amin had an extraordinary child refugee journey from Afghanistan. He is facing a painful secret he kept hidden for 20 years, threatening to derail his life and his soon-to-be husband
The Fight At this defining moment in American history, THE FIGHT follows a scrappy team of heroic ACLU lawyers in an electrifying battle over abortion rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
How to Say Silence An old photograph launches a cross-generational journey, revealing how national values were enlisted in early-days Israel for the patriarchal control over women’s bodies and wombs. With her grandmothers’ painful stories, the director breaks the bond of silence.
To Russia With Love Leading up to the Olympics in Sochi, a law banning “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors” was passed in Russia. Gay Olympians were confronted with a tough decision: whether to protest in defense of their Russian comrades or compete in silence
Ballerina Boys “Ballerina Boys” is a portrait of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a dance company of male ballerinas who present dazzling parody of classic ballets changing the world one pirouette at a time
Third Person Suzan isn’t either-or. Suzan isn’t both. Not quite male, not quite female. At 35 years old Suzan discovers this for the first time
The Case Against 8 A behind-the-scenes look inside the historic case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. The high-profile trial first makes headlines with the unlikely pairing of Ted Olson and David Boies, political foes who last faced off as opposing attorneys in Bush v. Gore
Indianara "Revolution can be done with peace, love and beer, but if it’s not working, we’ll throw stones, we’ll set fire and break glass!" Indianara, a bigger-than-life revolutionary character and her group who lead a fight for the survival of transgender people in Brazil.
Proteus What if your passion was punishable by law?
Stories of Our Lives A series of vignettes based on true stories collected for the Stories Of Our Lives project.
In My Room An up-close and personal look at six teenagers inside their room, told entirely out of their self made videos posted on YouTube.
Not Alone In a world that is so connected, why do we feel so alone? Jacqueline Monetta asks teens to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide.
The Freedom To Marry The epic and surprising story of same sex marriage in America; the most successful - and perhaps most inspiring - civil rights movement of our time
Before the Last Curtain Falls The exceptional and heart-warming stories of a group of trans cabaret artists and drag queens in their sixties and seventies, who summon the courage to take the stage one last time.
How to Survive a Plague The story of how activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
The Good Son The unbelievable story of 22 year old Or, who secretly finances his sex change operation in Thailand and then returns home as a woman to face her new life, her family and the cost of living her dream.
I Am a Woman Now The story of the first generation of transsexuals, as told by five women who underwent gender-affirming surgery in 1950s Casablanca.
Seeds of Summer Seven years after completing an IDF course for female combat soldiers, the director returns to the place where, for the first time, she fell in love with a woman – her commanding officer.
Jerusalem is Proud to Present Plans to hold the International World Pride celebration in Jerusalem in 2006 were disrupted by orthodox Jews, evangelical Christians, and conservative Muslims, united by their objection to LGBT events in the city they consider holy.
Family Matters (Mishpuche) A single hetrosexual woman teams up with a gay couple to form an alternative family cell.